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EPA Restricts Toxic PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Found In Drinking Water

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) restricted six toxic PFAS chemicals found in drinking water today, the first time the agency has regulated these ubiquitous "forever chemicals" in water.

EPA Issues Awards for Crucial Clean Energy Finance Program

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the award winners for two of three grant competitions it held last year to distribute funds from a $27 billion financing program created by the Inflation Reduction Act known as the…

EPA Issues Truck Pollution Standards

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The Environmental Protection Agency released standards to reduce tailpipe emissions from new heavy-duty trucks. These final standards follow a recent federal strategy to build out a national zero emission freight corridor network, which will put the nation on the road…

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Alan Horn to Succeed Dan Tishman as Chair of NRDC Board of Trustees

Press ReleaseNew York
NEW YORK – The board of trustees of the Natural Resources Defense Council has named long-term board member Alan F. Horn as NRDC chair, charged with leading the organization into a new era of environmental advocacy grounded in sound science…

NRDC Lawsuit Against EPA Challenges Neonic Pesticide Registrations

Press ReleaseChicago
CHICAGO (October 3, 2017) – The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today asked a federal court to vacate the registrations of nearly one-hundred products containing three widely-used neonics – acetamiprid, dinotefuran, and imidacloprid – until the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

Illinois’ First Fracking Permit Is a “Shoddy” Mess

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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources today approved its first permit under the state’s high volume fracking law. Experts at the NRDC had criticized the controversial permit application submitted by Woolsey Energy as lacking in key pieces of information.

New Study Faults Biomass Industry Greenwashing Scheme

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NEW YORK – A four-year-old biomass certification program has led to increased carbon dioxide emissions, accelerated the loss of natural forests, and created negative impacts on local communities – the very results it was designed to avoid, according to a…